Julian calendar

To start off, when someone thinks of power, they think of a person who controls someone of something. Julius Caesar may have been the person to have the most of that power in all time. Julius Caesar, a well-known Roman dictator, impacted the destiny of the nation that he lead by expanding the Roman Empire. Author’s can use various genres of literature as a proactiv tool in educating people in many ways. Various genres of literature can be used a proactive tool in learning in many ways…

Was Rome a Good Society? Imagine yourself, in the land of Rome, an average civilian walking through the crowd. Heading towards the bathrooms, you look at the thin, tall, standing aqueduct as it leads towards hundreds of gallons of water from the mountains to the empire. As you hear the water flowing down the hills, in a distance, footsteps could be heard. Looking in closer at where the noises are from, you see a great and giant army coming back from a conquest, victorious, which shows their…

Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker (Νικόλαος ὁ Θαυματουργός, Nikolaos ho Thaumaturgos). He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him, a practice celebrated on his feast day―St Nicholas Day (6 December Nicholas was born in Asia Minor (Greek Anatolia) in the Roman Empire, to a Greek Family, during the third century in the city of Patara (Lycia et Pamphylia)…

The largest country in the world, Russia, is one of the most powerful nations. Russia is extremely rich with natural resources. Russia is a country with advanced technology and science. It is a country with high cultural values and magnificent history. Today’s prosperous Russia is thankful to its great rulers such as Ivan the Terrible, Catherine the Great, and Peter I, who was named the Great for his impressive rule. Peter the Great, the last Russian tsar and the first Russian emperor, stands…

Their inventions and discoveries include everything from Roman numerals to concrete arches and roads and highways. They made grid-based cities, the Julian calendar, odometers, alarm clocks, and even created the world renowned Olympics. Even our current ideas about the concept of democracy are based on those of the ancient Greeks (ancienthistorylists.com). Although you may not realize it, even the smallest…

The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, popularly known as St. Basil Cathedral, is located in Moscow Russia. The Cathedral goes by many names but one of the first official names came from the capture of Kazan that occurred on the Feast of the Intercession of the Virgin. The Russians called it Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin by the Moat. It later became known as what we call it today. The construction began in 1555 and was completed in 1561. For reasons unknown there was a fire that had…

In his novel, Brave New World, English writer Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) tells us about his version of future. Set in London of 632 A.F. (“After Ford” in the book, which becomes equivalent to AD 2540 in the Gregorian Calendar) (Wikipedia.) the story follows the “misfit” Bernard Marx, whose name is originated from the historical figures George Bernard Shaw (or possibly Bernard of Clairvaux or possibly Claude Bernard) and Karl Marx. By using his position in society…

including three new settlements that he founded named Carthage, Corinth, and Hispalis (Nardo 83). Shortly before his death, Caesar planned to open a library consisting of Greek and Latin books for the people of Rome (Nardo 88). Caesar constructed the Julian Calendar, no w used today, that consists of 365 days while the…

food scarcity gone out of control. Pressure from the people and Duma, the officially sanctioned parliament of Russia, forced the Tsar, Nicholas II, to abdicate on March 2, 1917. This was called the February Revolution because Russia followed the Julian calendar, 13 days behind the one used in all other countries. The Duma then instated…

Not Only Dictator But Also Military Leader When the name Julius Caesar is heard, it typically triggers the image of an exemplary leader that led Rome into prosperity. Although notorious for being an extraordinary dictator, he was also most noted for his military excellence and unsatisfied zeal for global expansion. Caesar was construed as a clever military tactician, whom displayed both caution and bravery, and was merciless, yet fair, which led to boundless loyalty from his soldiers and…